Trundling toy.



No. 874,134. PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

' H. STUBERT.

TRUNDLING TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17, 1907.

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Attorneys WITNESSES: 5. zasal? UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY STUBERT, OF NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TODAVID THOMAS, OF NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

l TRUNDLING TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY STUBERT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at New Kensington, in the county of Westmoreland andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Trundling Toys, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to trundling toys, of the class in which therevolution of one of the axles of a wheeled vehicle serves to operatemechanical figures carried upon the vehicle.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a toy of the typeabove indicated, of simple, inexpensive, and durable construction, whichwill simulate a number of blacksmiths at work at an anvil, the strokesof the sledges held by the toy figures being so timed as to insure theirproper alternation.

The invention consists in the combination with a wheeled vehicle of toyfigures supported thereon; and improved mechanism operated from one ofthe axles of the vehicle for moving the arms of the figures.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter,in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this secification, and its features of novelty will e defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a toy embodying theinvention,

Fig. 2 is a reverse or bottom plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the toy, partly in vertical section, Fig. 4 is an endelevation of the cam faced drum for operating the toy, Fig. 5 is acentral transverse section of the drum, and Fig. 6 is a section of thedrum taken adjacent to the end opposite to that shown in Fig. 4.

The reference numeral 1 designates a platform constituting the vehiclebed or body, supported by means of brackets 2 upon axles 3 and 4, uponwhich are fixed the wheels 5, said axles being mounted in bearings 6.

U on the platform 1 is supported an anvil bloc 7 and anvil 8, and at oneside of the anvil are two toy figures 9 and 10, while on the oppositeside of the anvil is supported a sin gle figure 11.

The two arms of each of the figures 9 and 10 are secured to anoscillating rod 12 ex tending through the body of the figure, and fromeach of said rods projects a crank arm 13, said crank arms beingconcealed within the bodies and each being loosely connected to theupper end of a rod 14 extending through one leg of the figure andthrough the platform, the lower end of said rod being loosely connectedto a tripping lever 15. The two hands of each of the figures 9 and 10grasp the handle of a sledge hammer 16.

One of the arms 17 of the figure 11 is stationary, and its hand holdsthe work to be hammered, which rests upon the anvil as shown in Fig. 1.The other arm 18 of the figure 11 holds a sledge and is secured to anoscillating headed pin 19 supported in a bearing formed in the adjacentside of the body of the figure, and having a crank-arm 20 projectingtherefrom, said arm 20 being loosely connected to the upper end of a rod21 extending down within the hollow leg 22 of the figure and through anopening 23 in the platform. The lower end of the rod 21 is looselyconnected to a tripping lever 24. Upon the axle 3 is fixed a drum 25recessed to provide three equidistant peripheral cams 26, 27 and 28,each of which is in alinement with one of the tripping levers 15 and 24.

The two levers 15 are secured at one end to the under surface of theplatform on opposite sides of the longitudinal center thereof and saidlevers are inclined downward and bent to provide shoulders 29 which areengaged by the cams 26 and 28.

The tripping lever 24 is arranged centrally of the platform and securedat one end thereto. This lever 24, which like the two levers 15, is ofresilient metal, is bent downward near its point of attachment to theplatform to provide a loop 30 which extends under the drum 25, and isformed with a shoulder 31 adapted to be engaged by the central cam 27 ofthe drum.

A metal strap 32 is secured to the lever 24, said strap spanning theloop 30 as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The operation of the mechanism constructed as thus described, will bereadily understood. The revolution of the axle 3 and drum 25 by thepropulsion of the vehicle causes the cams 26, 27 and 28 to successivelycontact with one of the levers 15, the lever 24, and then with the otherlever 15, causing the arms of the three figures to move successivelythrough the rod connections 14 and 21 and crank arms 13 and 20. Theresiliency of the tripping levers causes them to retract after theirshoulders have been released by the cams, thus producing the retractionof the arms of the figures.

The device operates continuously as long as the vehicle is in motion,and the simplicity of the construction renders the toy strong anddurable.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a trundling toy, the combination with a wheeled vehicle having aplatform bed or body, of an anvil supported on said platform, aplurality of toy figures on the platform at one side of the anvil, and asingle toy figure at the opposite side of the anvil,

said figures having pivoted arms carrying hammers,and mechanism operatedfrom one of the axles of the vehicle for moving said hammerssuccessively.

2. In a trundling toy, the combination with a wheeled vehicle having aplatform bed or body, of an anvil supported on said platform, aplurality of toy figures on the plat form at one side of the anvil, anda single toy figure at the opposite side of the anvil, said figureshaving pivoted arms carrying hammers, and mechanism operated from one ofthe axles of the vehicle for moving said hammers successively,comprising a drum fixed upon said axle and recessed to provideequidistant peripheral cams, tripping levers secured to the undersurface of the platform on-opposite sides of the longitudinal centerthereof, a centrally-disposed tripping lever also secured to the undersurface of the platform, and connections between said levers and thearms of the figures.

3. In a trundling toy, the combination i with a wheeled vehicle having aplatform bed, of an anvil supported on said platform,

a plurality of hollow toy figures on the platform at one side of theanvil, and a single hollow toy figure at the opposite side of the anvil,said figures having pivoted arms, crank-arms projecting from the pivotalsupports of the figures within the bodies thereof, rods looselyconnected at their upper ends to said crank arms, tripping levers eachsecured at one end to the under side of said platform, andloosely'connected at its opposite end to one of said rods, and a drumfixed on one of the axles, and provided with equidistant peripheral camsto engage said tripping levers successively.

4. In a trundling toy, the combination with a wheeled vehicle having aplatform bed, of an anvil supported on said platform,

hollow toy figures arranged on opposite sides of said anvil, and havingpivoted arms, rods extending within the figures and through saidplatform and connected at their upper ends to the pivotal supports ofsaid arms, a pair of resilient tripping levers each secured at one endto the under side of said platform and formed with shoulders, saidlevers being connected to the lower ends of said rods, a drum fixed onone of the axles, and having equidistant peripheral cams, and acentrallydisposed resilient tripping lever secured at one end to theunder side of the platform, and connected at its opposite end to one ofsaid rods, and having a loop extending below said drum, and formed witha shoulder to engage the central cam of the drum.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY STUBERT. Witnesses:

ULYssEs S. ARMSTRONG, JOsEPI-I S. STUBERT.

